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    M.P.E.C. 2002-R36                                Issued 2002 Sept.  9, 00:18 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
       on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
              Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                      2002 RT112
    
    Observations:
         K02RB2T* C2002 09 06.26912 00 43 30.86 +11 49 59.0          19.5        704
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 06.29688 00 43 29.15 +11 49 55.1          20.0        704
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 06.31071 00 43 28.28 +11 49 54.5          19.9        704
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 06.32475 00 43 27.38 +11 49 52.4          19.9        704
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.03883 00 42 45.33 +11 48 23.5                      557
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.05213 00 42 44.57 +11 48 21.2                      557
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.06833 00 42 43.56 +11 48 19.4                      557
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.32983 00 42 28.28 +11 47 48.0          18.7 R      734
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.33029 00 42 28.29 +11 47 49.1          19.6        704
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.33191 00 42 28.20 +11 47 47.9          19.0        704
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.33484 00 42 27.87 +11 47 47.1          18.9 R      734
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.33961 00 42 27.60 +11 47 46.2          18.9 R      734
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.34434 00 42 27.36 +11 47 45.4          19.5        704
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.34590 00 42 27.30 +11 47 46.2          19.4        704
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.35842 00 42 26.44 +11 47 44.4          19.8        704
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.35984 00 42 26.49 +11 47 44.3          19.0        704
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.37256 00 42 25.51 +11 47 42.4          19.9        704
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.37373 00 42 25.57 +11 47 43.2          18.9        704
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.38757 00 42 24.61 +11 47 40.3          19.3        704
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.50697 00 42 17.31 +11 47 21.3                      658
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.50948 00 42 17.16 +11 47 21.2                      658
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.87303 00 41 56.00 +11 46 30.2                      557
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.88610 00 41 55.27 +11 46 29.1                      557
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.90142 00 41 54.29 +11 46 26.4                      246
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.90259 00 41 54.19 +11 46 25.9                      246
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.90383 00 41 54.13 +11 46 25.8                      246
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.90521 00 41 54.06 +11 46 25.3                      246
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.90688 00 41 53.90 +11 46 24.9                      246
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.90821 00 41 53.87 +11 46 24.8                      246
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.90980 00 41 53.76 +11 46 25.2                      246
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.91163 00 41 53.64 +11 46 23.9                      246
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 07.93755 00 41 51.96 +11 46 20.7                      557
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 08.27201 00 41 31.85 +11 45 33.5                      671
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 08.27664 00 41 31.53 +11 45 33.3          19.1 R      671
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 08.36102 00 41 26.12 +11 45 18.6                      658
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 08.36429 00 41 25.95 +11 45 19.4          19.6 R      848
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 08.36741 00 41 25.72 +11 45 17.7                      658
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 08.37244 00 41 25.41 +11 45 16.6                      658
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 08.37664 00 41 25.15 +11 45 18.1          20.4 R      848
         K02RB2T  C2002 09 08.38573 00 41 24.47 +11 45 14.5          19.9 R      848
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer.
        1.06-m KLENOT telescope + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observers J. A. Stoez,
        K. Thanjavur, J. Clem.  1.82-m Plaskett reflector + CCD.
    671 Stony Ridge.  Observers S. C. Brewster, D. Chappell, D. Hadlen, S. Martin,
        J. E. Rogers, P. Sable.  0.76-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
        S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m
        f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  Measurer R. Valentine.  0.30-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    848 Tenagra Observatory, Cottage Grove.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem,
        M. Schwartz.  Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.36-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 RT112
    Epoch 2002 Sept. 3.0 TT = JDT 2452520.5                 MPC
    M  23.12295              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.22947293     Peri.  335.39683     +0.27264750     +0.96065036
    a   2.6422977      Node   310.37919     -0.87078870     +0.22294473
    e   0.5083938      Incl.    3.99327     -0.40913370     +0.16566997
    P   4.30           H   18.3           G   0.15
    From 40 observations 2002 Sept. 6-8.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 RT112               a,e,i = 2.64, 0.51, 4                   q = 1.2990
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2002 09 03    00 46.50   +11 54.5    0.732    1.660   144.5    20.7    19.7
    2002 09 13    00 36.49   +11 30.5    0.750    1.719   156.1    13.7    19.6
    2002 09 23    00 25.08   +10 40.8    0.787    1.779   167.4     7.0    19.6
    2002 10 03    00 14.27   +09 37.3    0.845    1.841   172.2     4.2    19.6
    2002 10 13    00 05.70   +08 32.9    0.925    1.903   163.6     8.5    20.1
    2002 10 23    00 00.32   +07 38.8    1.027    1.966   152.9    13.3    20.6
    2002 11 02    23 58.33   +07 01.1    1.148    2.028   142.6    17.3    21.0
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-R36
    

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